- Baddesley Preceptory
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name = Baddesley Preceptory
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other_names = Godsfield, Godesfield
order =Knights Hospitaller
established = pre. 1304
disestablished = 1540
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location =Godsfield , and laterNorth Baddesley ,Hampshire ,England
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remains =chapel atGodsfield , no remains atNorth Baddesley
public_access =Baddesley Preceptory was a
preceptory of theKnights Hospitaller atNorth Baddesley inHampshire ,England . The preceptory was originally founded atGodsfield but was moved soon after theBlack Death .Foundation
Land in Godsfield,
Hampshire was first granted to the Hospitallers byHenry of Blois , Bishop ofWinchester in the time of King John and in 1207 further land there was given byAdam de Port . There were further grants of land inPreston Candover andChild Candover . It is not known when a preceptory was first formed, but it was prior to 1304.12th to 16th centuries
By 1355 the preceptory had moved to Baddesley, although it was still sometimes called Godsfield. The establishment was small with only the
Preceptor achaplain and fourservant s. They held managed land and buildings in several places in Hampshire, including Godsfield, Baddesley,Rownham and the formerKnights Templar possessions at Temple.Dissolution
The
Valor of 1535 lists the annual value of the preceptory as £131 14s. 1d.. It was suppressed in 1540 and the lands were granted first toSir Thomas Seymour , and later, in 1551, toSir Nicholas Throckmorton .Present Day
The 14th century
chapel and priest's house at Godsfield survive. Nothing remains of the preceptory atNorth Baddesley , the site being occupied by the 18th centuryBaddesley Manor .References
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=38111 "A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 2", The Victoria County History 1973]
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